Russian ship Dvienadsat Apostolov (1841)

A painting of Dvienadsat Apostolov by Ivan Aivazovsky (1878)
History
Russian Empire
Name	Dvienadsat Apostolov
Builder	S. I. Chernyavskiy, Nikolaev
Laid down	4 October 1838
Launched	15 July 1841
Completed	1842
Fate	Scuttled at the Siege of Sevastopol, 25 February 1854
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	120-gun Dvienadsat Apostolov-class ship of the line
Displacement	4,790 long tons (4,870 t)
Tons burthen	3,190 tons (bm)
Length	211 ft 2 in (64.36 m) (p/p)
Beam	59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)
Draft	25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
Armament	Lower gundeck: 28 × 68 pdr Paixhans guns 4 × 36 pdr long guns Middle gundeck: 34 × 36 pdr short guns Upper gundeck: 34 × 36 pdr gunnades Forecastle and quarterdeck: 24 × 24-pound gunnades 1 × 24 pdr carronades 2 × 12 pdr carronades 2 × 8 pdr carronades

The Russian ship Dvienadsat Apostolov (Russian: Двенадцать Апостолов, lit. 'Twelve Apostles') was the lead ship of her class of three first rate ship of the line built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Completed in 1842, she served her whole career with the Black Sea Fleet. Dvienadsat Apostolov took part in the defence of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. Rather than facing the powerful Anglo-French fleet, her guns were landed to reinforce the landward fortifications and she was used as a hospital ship. On the night of 25/26 February 1854, she was one of the Russian ships that was sunk as a blockship in the northern bay of Sevastopol.